List of Latin American cities by population
This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. These figures refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
- Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;
- Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas;
- Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.
| City | Image | Country | Population | Year | |
| 1 | São Paulo | 11,895,578 | 2024 | ||
| 2 | Lima | 10,092,000 | 2023 | ||
| 3 | Mexico City | 9,209,944 | 2021 | ||
| 4 | Bogotá | 7,862,277 | 2024 | ||
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 6,729,894 | 2024 | ||
| 6 | Santiago | 6,254,314 | 2017 | ||
| 7 | Caracas | 3,289,886 | 2015 | ||
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 16,366,641 | 2022 | ||
| 9 | Brasília | 2,982,818 | 2024 | ||
| 10 | Medellín | 2,657,772 | 2024 | ||
| 11 | Guayaquil | 2,650,288 | 2022 | ||
| 12 | Fortaleza | 2,574,412 | 2024 | ||
| 13 | Salvador | 2,568,928 | 2024 | ||
| 14 | Belo Horizonte | 2,416,339 | 2024 | ||
| 15 | Manaus | 2,279,686 | 2024 | ||
| 16 | Cali | 2,270,293 | 2024 | ||
| 17 | Havana | 2,137,847 | 2022 | ||
| 18 | Curitiba | 1,829,225 | 2024 | ||
| 19 | Tijuana | 1,810,645 | 2020 | ||
| 20 | Quito | 1,763,275 | 2022 | ||
| 21 | Maracaibo | 1,653,211 | 2015 | ||
| 22 | Ecatepec de Morelos | 1,643,623 | 2020 | ||
| 23 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 1,606,671 | 2024 | ||
| 24 | Recife | 1,587,707 | 2024 | ||
| 25 | León | 1,579,803 | 2020 | ||
| 26 | Puebla | 1,542,232 | 2020 | ||
| 27 | Córdoba | 1,505,250 | 2022 | ||
| 28 | Juárez | 1,501,551 | 2020 | ||
| 29 | Goiânia | 1,494,599 | 2024 | ||
| 30 | Porto Alegre | 1,476,867 | 2024 | ||
| 31 | Zapopan | 1,476,491 | 2020 | ||
| 32 | Belém | 1,398,531 | 2024 | ||
| 33 | Guadalajara | 1,385,621 | 2020 | ||
| 34 | Rosario | 1,348,725 | 2022 | ||
| 35 | Guarulhos | 1,345,364 | 2024 | ||
| 36 | Barranquilla | 1,341,160 | 2024 | ||
| 37 | Montevideo | 1,302,954 | 2023 | ||
| 38 | Guatemala City | 1,221,739 | 2023 | ||
| 39 | Campinas | 1,185,977 | 2024 | ||
| 40 | Callao | 1,171,400 | 2023 | ||
| 41 | Monterrey | 1,142,952 | 2020 | ||
| 42 | Tegucigalpa | 1,132,000 | 2023 | ||
| 43 | Barquisimeto | 1,116,182 | 2015 | ||
| 44 | São [Luís, Maranhão|São Luís] | 1,088,057 | 2024 | ||
| 45 | Panama City |  PanamaMEXrefn|name=MXmunicipio|group=lower-alpharefn|name=MXdate|group=lower-alphaNCADOMBRABRA |